Barr didn’t on those things. He, along with Dick Armey,American Conservative Union, Americans for Tax Reform, the Free Congress Foundation, the Second Amendment Foundation, and other solidly conservative groups, worked with them on protecting the Fourth Amendment and other rights abused by the grossly misnamed Patriot Act and other such laws.
I don’t agree with him on everything either. But I sure agree with him on more than I agree with McCain or Obama on.
The only way he can do well is to go around the MSM and the Republican establishment. Direct mail, internet, phone chains, etc. He needs to get to the conservative groups and get their mail and phone lists. He needs to go to Richard Vigurie and get him on board with his lists, etc.
The Republican Party was itself a “third” party in 1854 when it was founded. In 1856 it ran John C. Fremont who was defeated. Just four years later, the Republicans defeated the Whigs, by running Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, running in a four-way race, won the electoral college and the presidency even though he wasn’t on the ballot in nine states and received less that 40% of the popular vote.
If Barr can attract enough votes show the displeased conservative voters there is a chance to win if they just vote their convictions, the Republicans will have to nominate a conservative in 2012 or go the way of the Wigs.
If he does nothing except get enough votes to show the Republican Party they can’t keep nominating liberals and getting conservative votes, he will have done a great service for the country.
Of course, you do have the freedom to elect SOCIALISM, but I'll vote for McCain. I didn't vote for him, but he is the best on 2 things I'm worried about WOT and USSC justices.